Musical Eras and Genres

Which genre led to operatic music?

What is monophony in music?

What is a solo passage, without accompaniment, that features the solo performer?

What is a raga in Indian classical music?

What is the term for loudness in music?

"Primitive” music often features which of the following musical characteristics?

Who popularized rock musicals in the late 20th century?

Songs in operas featured the characters expressing their emotions or state of mind. It is usually highly embellished

What allowed music to be pre-recorded, which eliminated the need for live performers when watching tv?

The “talking drum” is an example of which instrument family?

What is the defining characteristic of New Orleans style jazz?

Older arcade music utilized what musical characteristics?

Form of opera that was intended to tell the story of mythological Greek or Roman tragedies in a serious way

Which instrument is plucked?

What language is Gregorian Chant in?

_________ is the relative highness or lowness of a sound

Popular form of entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th century consisting of a variety of short, unrelated acts

Opera _____ was a form of opera that was intended to tell the story of every-day/ordinary people in a comedic way:

What were sound systems called that created more immersive and realistic audio experience?

The distance between two pitches is referred to as a(n) _____

Who spread Church music in Medieval times?

Which of the following is an electronic instrument?

Baroque music contrasts include loud/soft?

Who wrote the musical “Hamilton”?

Musicians are supposed to continue playing during a rest

What does 'Renaissance' mean?

Which platform revolutionized music discovery in the 2020s?

What street in New York City is known for its musicals?

Who is considered the father of movie music?

Which is NOT a woodwind instrument?

A musical technique that matches the melody of a song to the meaning of its lyrics

Which is a typical female voice type?

How to brass instruments make sound?

When did the Baroque era take place?

Which movie genre were electronic instruments largely seen in?

Jazz fusion combines jazz and what other genre of music?

What stringed Japanese instrument resembles a dragon?

What is the regular pulsation in music?

What distinguishes musical instruments?

How did composers’ express nationalism within their music?

Who bridged the gap between serious concert music and popular music?

Which set of dates most accurately describes the medieval period?

What characteristic is associated with the bassoon?

What is the term used to describe how fast or slow to perform a piece of music?

Minimalism film scores often create:

Who dominated operatic music in Classical era?

Who was the first black American composer to have their work performed by a major American orchestra?

Which city was an epicenter of jazz in the twentieth century?

What is improvisation?

Program music is best defined as:

The launch of MTV in 1981 had what impact on the music industry?

What city was a music hub in Classical period?

Musical impressionism is characterized by:

What type of Romantic era songs are usually about despair and the supernatural happenings of folktales?

What traditions within the orchestra did Beethoven establish?

What genre became dominant in the 1990s and is associated with artists like Tupac and Wu-Tang Clan?

These songs in operas moved the action/dialogue along and is sung almost like a speech

The term “Idee Fixe” refered to:

Which city is associated with the emergence of Motown music?

The idée fixe is a recurring musical theme associated with which composer?

Which of these notes are not in the musical alphabet?

The size of orchestras during the Classical period were ________ in comparison to Baroque orchestra

What is the musical notation that Medieval composers would use called?

Who composed keyboard music in Baroque era?

What genre is "chance" music part of?

Gregorian Chant was __________ music

Ragtime features which solo instrument?

This musical texture combines two or more simultaneous melodic lines

Expressionism focuses on:

The conductor helps direct tempo and musical phrasing

A “leitmotif” is:

Where is Gregorian Chant commonly heard?

Who was the leading composer of ragtime music?

What is experimental and avant-garde music?

Who produced chamber music in Classical Era?

The set of five horizontal, parallel lines that serve as a sort of graph for written music is called a ______

What music is a form of American nationalism?

What style of jazz flourished from 1935-1945, arranged music for dancing and big bands?

Which artist is most associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s?